Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 05:01:08 From: Space Digest maintainer Reply-To: Space-request@isu.isunet.edu Subject: Space Digest V15 #149 To: Space Digest Readers Precedence: bulk Space Digest Sat, 29 Aug 92 Volume 15 : Issue 149 Today's Topics: Deep-sea Diving on Europa Magnetic Sail Space Calendar TOPEX Update - 08/28/92 Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format Two-Line Orbital Element Sets, Part 1 Two-Line Orbital Element Sets, Part 2 Venus orbiters (2 msgs) Welcome to the Space Digest!! Please send your messages to "space@isu.isunet.edu", and (un)subscription requests of the form "Subscribe Space " to one of these addresses: listserv@uga (BITNET), rice::boyle (SPAN/NSInet), utadnx::utspan::rice::boyle (THENET), or space-REQUEST@isu.isunet.edu (Internet). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:48:00 +0000 From: Stuart Birkett Subject: Deep-sea Diving on Europa Newsgroups: sci.space My mistake... According to "The photographic Atlas of the planets" Europa is an ice world. The smoothness of the surface and lack of craters suggest upsurges of water. Water under the ice crust could be a result of tidal fluctuations as it passes Jupiter and the other moons. Could also be a result of internal heating due to a molten core due to radioactive decay. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Dean Haley | University Of New England, Armidale _--_|\ | | dhaley@mihi.une.edu.au | N.S.W, Australia. / \ | | | \_.--.^/ | | | @ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |"Well, you presumably believe that the best solution that this omnipotent| |God could find to the problem of Adam eating an apple, was to pop down to| |Earth as a man, get nailed to a cross, come alive again, and then ascend | |into Heaven. You presumably believe that it is immensely important to | |this omnibenevolent God that you believe the above unlikely tale, else he| |might toss you into a lake of fire where there will be much weeping and | |gnashing of teeth. Try as I might, I can't see too much reason in this. | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:41:16 -0400 From: Eric Eimal Paulsen Subject: Magnetic Sail Newsgroups: sci.space Maybe you've already heard of this, but I just read an article in the May or July '92 Asimov Sci-Fi magazine about a magnetic sail idea. It started from a ram scoop and was turned into a superconduction loop held from the center by lines. It works on the premise of skipping around in LEO by working against the Earths magnetic field until it gets into the solar wind and can deflect it, gaining something like .02 g, much better than Ion Drive. Really good for interplanetary travel. Possible application as brake in interstellar flight, eliminating half of fuel load. The article (about ten pages long) has a lot of mathmatics to back it up, way over my head. Fascinating implications! Eric Paulsen ------------------------------ Date: 28 Aug 92 23:58:25 GMT From: Josh 'K' Hopkins Subject: Space Calendar Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) writes: I'd like to thank Ron for posting this stuff since nobody else ever seems to thank him. > [September] 24 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch I believe that this has been postponed due to problems with separation of Pegasus's fairing in tests. (I suppose it's possible that I have the wrong payload or that this is the date the launch was postponed to). > ?? - UFO Atlas Launch Oh great, now we can tell the folks on sci.skeptic that NASA really _does_ have a UFO :-) -- Josh Hopkins Friends don't let friends derive drunk j-hopkins@uiuc.edu ------------------------------ Date: 29 Aug 92 11:53:05 GMT From: Ron Baalke Subject: TOPEX Update - 08/28/92 Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro Forwarded from: PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. (818) 354-5011 TOPEX/POSEIDON STATUS REPORT August 28, 1992 The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite entered into safe hold mode on Aug. 27, 1992 at approximately 11:13 a.m. PDT. This incident occurred during the inclination maneuver about 6 seconds from the end of the propulsion burn. The inclination maneuver was successful and placed the satellite in the proper 66 degree inclination toward the Earth. Project managers have determined that the safe hold mode was the result of a "bug" in the software code which set the failure detection correction limit for a roll angle of 3 degrees, not 7 degrees as intended. This was a result of residual LANDSAT code which did not correlate to the program design language. All satellite hardware is functioning properly based on detailed review of the maneuver playback data. Reconfiguration of the satellite back to the standard configuration prior to safe hold mode is in process at this time and is expected to be completed tonight. The solar array was offset to -55 degrees at 12:45 p.m. PDT today prior to the start of occultation. This was done so as to not overcharge the batteries when the Sun hits the solar array after coming from eclipse. Since the inclination maneuver goals were achieved, the flight team is proceeding with the nominal maneuver campaign. There are four more maneuvers to go. In-Plane Maneuver One is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1992. The NASA radar altimeter was turned off when the satellite entered the safe hold mode. It will be turned back on about 6:30 p.m. PDT tonight. Initial data from the NASA altimeter prior to the incident looked very good. ###### ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Optimists live longer /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | than pessimists. |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:29:20 GMT From: TS Kelso Subject: Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format Newsgroups: sci.space As a service to the satellite user community, the following description of the NORAD two-line orbital element set format is uploaded to sci.space and rec.radio.amateur.misc on a monthly basis. The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are updated daily (when possible). Documentation and tracking software are also available on this system. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. In addition, element sets (also updated daily) and some documentation and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space. ============================================================================== Data for each satellite consists of three lines in the following format: AAAAAAAAAAA 1 NNNNNU NNNNNAAA NNNNN.NNNNNNNN +.NNNNNNNN +NNNNN-N +NNNNN-N N NNNNN 2 NNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NNNNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NN.NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Line 0 is a eleven-character name. Lines 1 and 2 are the standard Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format identical to that used by NORAD and NASA. The format description is: Line 1 Column Description 01-01 Line Number of Element Data 03-07 Satellite Number 10-11 International Designator (Last two digits of launch year) 12-14 International Designator (Launch number of the year) 15-17 International Designator (Piece of launch) 19-20 Epoch Year (Last two digits of year) 21-32 Epoch (Julian Day and fractional portion of the day) 34-43 First Time Derivative of the Mean Motion or Ballistic Coefficient (Depending on ephemeris type) 45-52 Second Time Derivative of Mean Motion (decimal point assumed; blank if N/A) 54-61 BSTAR drag term if GP4 general perturbation theory was used. Otherwise, radiation pressure coefficient. (Decimal point assumed) 63-63 Ephemeris type 65-68 Element number 69-69 Check Sum (Modulo 10) (Letters, blanks, periods, plus signs = 0; minus signs = 1) Line 2 Column Description 01-01 Line Number of Element Data 03-07 Satellite Number 09-16 Inclination [Degrees] 18-25 Right Ascension of the Ascending Node [Degrees] 27-33 Eccentricity (decimal point assumed) 35-42 Argument of Perigee [Degrees] 44-51 Mean Anomaly [Degrees] 53-63 Mean Motion [Revs per day] 64-68 Revolution number at epoch [Revs] 69-69 Check Sum (Modulo 10) All other columns are blank or fixed. Example: NOAA 6 1 11416U 86 50.28438588 0.00000140 67960-4 0 5293 2 11416 98.5105 69.3305 0012788 63.2828 296.9658 14.24899292346978 -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:32:50 GMT From: TS Kelso Subject: Two-Line Orbital Element Sets, Part 1 Newsgroups: sci.space The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are updated daily (when possible). Documentation and tracking software are also available on this system. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Element sets (also updated daily) and some documentation and software are available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space. As a service to the satellite user community, the most current of these elements are uploaded weekly to sci.space.news and rec.radio.amateur.misc. This week's elements are provided below. - Current Two-Line Element Sets #045a - Alouette 1 1 00424U 62B-A 1 92240.34011823 .00000056 00000-0 61750-4 0 5911 2 00424 80.4631 214.9889 0024449 12.4955 347.6791 13.67719871492332 ATS 3 1 03029U 67111 A 92238.40386801 -.00000079 00000-0 99999-4 0 8034 2 03029 14.1138 14.0075 0012619 240.7294 119.2914 1.00272807 90810 Cosmos 398 1 04966U 71 16 A 92240.80117285 .00094219 24746-4 32152-3 0 6365 2 04966 51.4679 137.0787 1617565 48.7990 324.1473 12.51440861685937 Starlette 1 07646U 75010 A 92237.08739199 -.00000044 00000-0 12876-4 0 4368 2 07646 49.8239 246.0546 0205576 309.6013 48.6889 13.82178217886278 LAGEOS 1 08820U 76039 A 92237.35118585 .00000006 00000-0 99999-4 0 4509 2 08820 109.8468 268.8657 0043469 66.7954 293.7467 6.38664403124882 ETS-2 1 09852U 77014 A 92190.49579743 -.00000259 00000-0 99999-4 0 6793 2 09852 10.8042 50.2349 0005583 264.5924 95.3382 1.00110990 3382 GOES 2 1 10061U 77048 A 92235.51935133 -.00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 8218 2 10061 9.8795 53.8727 0004349 165.0828 195.0495 0.99993896 465 IUE 1 10637U 78012 A 92231.58210112 -.00000178 00000-0 99999-4 0 5770 2 10637 33.5858 105.8211 1337464 15.8970 348.0876 1.00218220 6184 GPS-0001 1 10684U 78020 A 92237.85105140 -.00000002 00000-0 99999-4 0 8927 2 10684 64.2152 65.2119 0067414 162.6448 197.6556 1.98069296 91838 GPS-0002 1 10893U 78 47 A 92229.70160197 -.00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 6525 2 10893 63.9155 305.7609 0201186 13.0605 347.5349 2.01627460104575 GOES 3 1 10953U 78062 A 92237.71729698 .00000103 00000-0 99999-4 0 4766 2 10953 8.8033 56.4489 0004151 92.2250 267.8430 1.00279629 5099 SeaSat 1 1 10967U 78064 A 92240.33806459 .00000145 00000-0 69229-4 0 8556 2 10967 108.0128 178.4757 0003507 286.9770 73.0974 14.37663489741663 GPS-0003 1 11054U 78093 A 92236.73416229 -.00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 7469 2 11054 63.6462 301.2314 0043753 173.1334 187.4793 1.93504904101699 Nimbus 7 1 11080U 78098 A 92238.70381136 -.00000000 00000-0 15195-4 0 9867 2 11080 99.1358 133.1225 0009735 101.0026 259.2223 13.83680911698736 GPS-0004 1 11141U 78112 A 92236.82289646 -.00000002 00000-0 99999-4 0 4597 2 11141 64.2494 65.3726 0049177 23.6603 336.6338 1.92894821100227 GPS-0005 1 11690U 80 11 A 92237.73540968 -.00000001 00000-0 99999-4 0 3997 2 11690 64.6212 67.2749 0135034 200.1664 159.2621 2.00549983106272 GPS-0006 1 11783U 80 32 A 92229.56792912 -.00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 6765 2 11783 63.0340 300.6121 0197026 29.0912 332.0953 2.03457098 90337 GOES 5 1 12472U 81049 A 92240.43791376 -.00000249 00000-0 99999-4 0 3602 2 12472 5.4013 65.7793 0002934 2.4492 357.8459 1.00286526 40271 Cosmos 1383 1 13301U 82 66 A 92240.56760716 .00000038 00000-0 37705-4 0 9419 2 13301 82.9299 72.6393 0028552 107.9085 252.5184 13.68016553507378 LandSat 4 1 13367U 82 72 A 92241.06732007 .00000427 00000-0 99999-4 0 4225 2 13367 98.2838 296.9056 0007132 114.4967 245.6943 14.57085995538228 IRAS 1 13777U 83 4 A 92240.45092981 -.00000158 00000-0 -97255-4 0 2064 2 13777 98.9946 73.4869 0012197 335.4830 24.5753 13.99123156159118 Cosmos 1447 1 13916U 83 21 A 92240.22901837 .00000039 00000-0 34404-4 0 186 2 13916 82.9466 139.0470 0039481 64.7763 295.7478 13.74258639472822 TDRS 1 1 13969U 83 26 B 92239.70534034 .00000125 00000-0 99999-4 0 7364 2 13969 6.3335 58.6946 0002936 78.9285 280.8083 1.00279829 7449 GOES 6 1 14050U 83 41 A 92239.61248107 .00000062 00000-0 99999-4 0 7344 2 14050 4.1711 68.6630 0000042 13.5892 346.6842 1.00309339 6174 OSCAR 10 1 14129U 83 58 B 92227.67653450 -.00000037 00000-0 99998-4 0 8896 2 14129 26.7268 68.9017 6028962 8.6060 358.5849 2.05882051 40988 GPS-0008 1 14189U 83 72 A 92236.92374172 -.00000004 00000-0 99999-4 0 2638 2 14189 63.8168 62.8401 0136336 231.5837 127.2469 2.00563397 66782 LandSat 5 1 14780U 84 21 A 92241.11075563 -.00000207 00000-0 -41085-4 0 2234 2 14780 98.1829 300.2055 0003046 107.7117 252.4414 14.57124726451642 UoSat 2 1 14781U 84 21 B 92237.55603125 .00000361 00000-0 66165-4 0 2964 2 14781 97.8467 270.6227 0010859 224.6285 135.4048 14.68640916453172 GPS-0009 1 15039U 84 59 A 92237.59858227 -.00000005 00000-0 99999-4 0 6344 2 15039 63.5708 61.8108 0040988 218.0411 141.7312 2.00569027 60072 Cosmos 1574 1 15055U 84 62 A 92240.35143461 .00000031 00000-0 27555-4 0 2401 2 15055 82.9559 190.8783 0025856 252.5053 107.3277 13.73560058410189 GPS-0010 1 15271U 84 97 A 92236.04397957 -.00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 3225 2 15271 62.7590 299.9963 0124565 339.4214 20.1703 2.00562803 57150 Cosmos 1602 1 15331U 84105 A 92240.27492296 .00000828 00000-0 99474-4 0 9095 2 15331 82.5355 334.2663 0019334 215.7713 144.2208 14.83337677426794 NOAA 9 1 15427U 84123 A 92237.05661291 .00000292 00000-0 17609-3 0 1575 2 15427 99.1405 265.5263 0014242 285.6385 74.3206 14.13427720396807 GPS-0011 1 16129U 85 93 A 92238.26153737 -.00000003 00000-0 99999-4 0 255 2 16129 64.3322 63.4454 0128416 143.6011 217.3451 2.00565252 50404 Mir 1 16609U 86 17 A 92240.58254429 .00024742 00000-0 38611-3 0 5199 2 16609 51.6226 250.4273 0004059 94.1539 265.9934 15.53666341373380 SPOT 1 1 16613U 86 19 A 92240.97914837 -.00000240 00000-0 -10377-3 0 7814 2 16613 98.7129 313.3113 0001626 58.5041 301.6543 14.20025773 23141 Cosmos 1766 1 16881U 86 55 A 92240.85439145 .00000619 00000-0 75629-4 0 7586 2 16881 82.5167 32.0614 0018011 235.4652 124.4863 14.82454103327887 EGP 1 16908U 86 61 A 92235.68484192 -.00000025 00000-0 99999-4 0 5823 2 16908 50.0063 324.2455 0012478 66.6300 293.5846 12.44404234274152 NOAA 10 1 16969U 86 73 A 92241.08056002 .00000195 00000-0 91783-4 0 48 2 16969 98.5347 258.5817 0014416 91.1609 269.1273 14.24697133308895 MOS-1 1 17527U 87 18 A 92240.72305292 .00000235 00000-0 19971-3 0 2558 2 17527 99.1136 309.5092 0000474 17.0308 343.0859 13.94867384281146 GOES 7 1 17561U 87 22 A 92237.38384549 -.00000026 00000-0 99999-4 0 1334 2 17561 0.0171 203.8067 0000828 266.9173 249.2794 1.00273376 3390 Kvant-1 1 17845U 87 30 A 92240.90415567 -.00000853 00000-0 -94337-5 0 807 2 17845 51.6231 248.8243 0004101 91.9496 268.2029 15.53651587373435 DMSP B5D2-3 1 18123U 87 53 A 92241.10713689 .00000223 00000-0 13460-3 0 5575 2 18123 98.8009 71.0487 0013308 256.1703 103.7964 14.15173626267929 RS-10/11 1 18129U 87 54 A 92240.68925693 .00000175 00000-0 18085-3 0 3150 2 18129 82.9250 95.5529 0013183 54.6377 305.5944 13.72292947259598 Meteor 2-16 1 18312U 87 68 A 92229.48853616 .00000045 00000-0 35064-4 0 8955 2 18312 82.5522 22.9609 0011615 187.2318 172.8676 13.83956565252426 Meteor 2-17 1 18820U 88 5 A 92235.60999519 .00000059 00000-0 46674-4 0 7420 2 18820 82.5413 76.4096 0015437 245.0483 114.9074 13.84647243230522 DMSP B5D2-4 1 18822U 88 6 A 92241.13560348 .00000216 00000-0 11317-3 0 4542 2 18822 98.5291 109.2123 0007664 100.2765 259.9253 14.22696994236940 Glonass 34 1 19163U 88 43 A 92239.17191805 .00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 5422 2 19163 64.9362 132.5145 0007019 190.1971 169.8525 2.13102324 32591 Glonass 36 1 19165U 88 43 C 92232.18906759 .00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 7859 2 19165 64.9259 132.7296 0004461 337.3307 22.7101 2.13102429 33069 METEOSAT 3 1 19215U 88 51 A 92231.23432983 -.00000260 00000-0 99999-4 0 4512 2 19215 0.2144 66.4304 0001418 100.7228 192.8070 1.00250287 3216 AO-13 1 19216U 88 51 B 92239.80873106 -.00000134 00000-0 20172-3 0 4448 2 19216 57.1832 5.2305 7292519 294.6349 8.6889 2.09720804 689 OKEAN 1 1 19274U 88 56 A 92238.07622996 .00000814 00000-0 10096-3 0 4611 2 19274 82.5162 133.8481 0022147 26.8740 333.3615 14.81372023223170 Meteor 3-2 1 19336U 88 64 A 92240.48104276 .00000025 00000-0 51897-4 0 9493 2 19336 82.5411 69.7909 0017815 106.5029 253.8054 13.16950217196558 Glonass 39 1 19503U 88 85 C 92236.90330410 -.00000021 00000-0 99999-4 0 7877 2 19503 65.6538 11.6161 0006728 177.9607 182.0535 2.13102543 30658 NOAA 11 1 19531U 88 89 A 92241.11607176 .00000140 00000-0 85891-4 0 9001 2 19531 99.0886 205.7897 0011726 178.7400 181.3822 14.12730349202297 TDRS 2 1 19548U 88 91 B 92239.24279607 -.00000257 00000-0 99999-4 0 4602 2 19548 0.0442 99.4854 0002057 284.3648 336.2041 1.00266402 1772 Glonass 40 1 19749U 89 1 A 92240.69895131 .00000018 00000-0 00000+0 0 7342 2 19749 64.8784 132.0988 0005792 272.2753 87.7467 2.13101192 28268 Glonass 41 1 19750U 89 1 B 92238.40996796 .00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 7721 2 19750 64.9005 132.1982 0006980 251.9395 108.0444 2.13102045 28213 GPS BII-01 1 19802U 89 13 A 92237.11641010 .00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 4539 2 19802 55.0485 165.9210 0040913 172.2604 187.8014 2.00561346 25779 Akebono 1 19822U 89 16 A 92237.87773467 .00023165 00000-0 14549-2 0 5873 2 19822 75.0837 188.3616 3929511 46.9089 340.0150 7.56528330 58479 Meteor 2-18 1 19851U 89 18 A 92229.28193170 .00000054 00000-0 42934-4 0 6953 2 19851 82.5209 317.9868 0014165 311.4717 48.5238 13.84294807175004 MOP-1 1 19876U 89 20 B 92231.09418888 .00000018 00000-0 00000+0 0 4020 2 19876 0.2536 9.3322 0001637 151.8661 198.8103 1.00278681 398 TDRS 3 1 19883U 89 21 B 92236.19247698 -.00000239 00000-0 99999-4 0 4705 2 19883 0.0389 128.6255 0001115 220.9987 10.3582 1.00267794 82909 GPS BII-02 1 20061U 89 44 A 92236.95426273 -.00000033 00000-0 99999-4 0 4580 2 20061 54.8911 343.4096 0110555 195.5448 164.1405 2.00561858 23518 Nadezhda 1 1 20103U 89 50 A 92237.04990730 .00000048 00000-0 44408-4 0 5939 2 20103 82.9574 56.0396 0037873 336.3608 23.5807 13.73793969157396 GPS BII-03 1 20185U 89 64 A 92237.29114347 .00000016 00000-0 99999-4 0 4044 2 20185 54.8791 166.6407 0011833 198.5890 161.3616 2.00556649 22092 -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:33:06 GMT From: TS Kelso Subject: Two-Line Orbital Element Sets, Part 2 Newsgroups: sci.space The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are updated daily (when possible). Documentation and tracking software are also available on this system. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Element sets (also updated daily) and some documentation and software are available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space. As a service to the satellite user community, the most current of these elements are uploaded weekly to sci.space.news and rec.radio.amateur.misc. This week's elements are provided below. - Current Two-Line Element Sets #045b - GMS 4 1 20217U 89 70 A 92236.68913091 -.00000261 00000-0 99999-4 0 4472 2 20217 0.2672 321.9197 0001792 206.8038 191.2984 1.00261356 11492 GPS BII-04 1 20302U 89 85 A 92235.82869455 -.00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 4029 2 20302 54.0329 284.3135 0015939 326.8559 33.1195 2.00566722 20861 Meteor 3-3 1 20305U 89 86 A 92238.90167868 .00000043 00000-0 99999-4 0 5981 2 20305 82.5485 13.1787 0015585 128.9592 231.2921 13.16002842136266 COBE 1 20322U 89 89 A 92238.09068503 .00000198 00000-0 15011-3 0 5533 2 20322 99.0092 250.8631 0009260 315.4411 44.6013 14.03356789141663 Kvant-2 1 20335U 89 93 A 92240.90415396 -.00000853 00000-0 -94337-5 0 1795 2 20335 51.6231 248.8243 0004101 91.9496 268.1934 15.53651587373437 GPS BII-05 1 20361U 89 97 A 92237.33784682 .00000007 00000-0 99999-4 0 3540 2 20361 55.1863 108.6286 0066663 83.6395 277.1907 2.00563422 10372 SPOT 2 1 20436U 90 5 A 92240.72735554 .00000076 00000-0 44487-4 0 9235 2 20436 98.7373 314.1273 0000608 39.8864 320.2368 14.20029429134642 UO-14 1 20437U 90 5 B 92240.21311367 .00000094 00000-0 44495-4 0 6137 2 20437 98.6377 321.4453 0011323 330.1533 29.9003 14.29665900135428 UO-15 1 20438U 90 5 C 92232.71161428 .00000053 00000-0 28721-4 0 4862 2 20438 98.6398 313.6143 0010601 353.5503 6.5542 14.29058387134316 PACSAT 1 20439U 90 5 D 92236.72664479 .00000087 00000-0 41902-4 0 4887 2 20439 98.6422 318.6280 0011845 342.9772 17.1011 14.29729314134935 DO-17 1 20440U 90 5 E 92233.52455972 .00000098 00000-0 46097-4 0 4882 2 20440 98.6427 315.5842 0012125 351.7631 8.3350 14.29855797134489 WO-18 1 20441U 90 5 F 92233.77079303 .00000086 00000-0 41180-4 0 4885 2 20441 98.6427 315.8721 0012585 351.2357 8.8603 14.29846508134520 LO-19 1 20442U 90 5 G 92237.70945207 .00000089 00000-0 42552-4 0 4885 2 20442 98.6424 319.9022 0012730 339.6017 20.4655 14.29931543135096 GPS BII-06 1 20452U 90 8 A 92240.23491952 .00000009 00000-0 99999-4 0 4041 2 20452 54.1948 223.3363 0045758 61.9770 298.3977 2.00564401 18935 MOS-1B 1 20478U 90 13 A 92241.05544618 .00000012 00000-0 22588-4 0 9571 2 20478 99.1120 314.1295 0000820 41.8042 318.3179 13.94880085 50899 DEBUT 1 20479U 90 13 B 92240.76841713 .00000023 00000-0 10164-3 0 4332 2 20479 99.0706 146.0199 0541368 30.9613 332.2250 12.83285982119684 FO-20 1 20480U 90 13 C 92231.73786198 -.00000004 00000-0 20759-4 0 3810 2 20480 99.0714 138.6430 0541439 51.4046 313.4279 12.83212927118520 MOS-1B R/B 1 20491U 90 13 D 92231.25522517 .00000630 00000-0 12329-2 0 5629 2 20491 99.0677 163.5526 0470884 332.5859 25.1228 13.02955772119675 LACE 1 20496U 90 15 A 92240.23377219 .00001618 00000-0 63944-4 0 9847 2 20496 43.1060 181.5581 0016145 69.9565 290.2408 15.27339159140547 Nadezhda 2 1 20508U 90 17 A 92236.88748917 .00000320 00000-0 33089-3 0 5533 2 20508 82.9553 190.9045 0042998 284.7496 74.8959 13.73426363124635 OKEAN 2 1 20510U 90 18 A 92240.47316484 .00000581 00000-0 79699-4 0 9112 2 20510 82.5216 76.3051 0018564 178.2419 181.8880 14.77528763134363 INTELSAT-6 1 20523U 90 21 A 92240.16282923 -.00000214 00000-0 99999-4 0 9700 2 20523 0.3968 264.2499 0003219 227.8801 227.9125 1.00261852 2037 GPS BII-07 1 20533U 90 25 A 92235.65409668 -.00000033 00000-0 99999-4 0 4052 2 20533 55.2148 343.8167 0038488 92.6136 267.8534 2.00564567 17615 PegSat 1 20546U 90 28 A 92240.68087348 .00005547 00000-0 18808-3 0 964 2 20546 94.1334 290.2390 0096272 270.1912 88.8300 15.26215020131372 HST 1 20580U 90 37 B 92239.67045628 .00000793 00000-0 69703-4 0 8387 2 20580 28.4689 160.9089 0004780 195.7098 164.3290 14.91707551127482 MACSAT 2 1 20608U 90 43 B 92234.36286190 .00000511 00000-0 88414-4 0 5999 2 20608 89.9145 185.7418 0104767 254.6016 104.3605 14.64121912121988 Glonass 44 1 20619U 90 45 A 92240.59931199 -.00000021 00000-0 00000+0 0 2467 2 20619 65.2603 11.4448 0024442 209.1164 150.7620 2.13103333 17720 Glonass 45 1 20620U 90 45 B 92239.30960989 -.00000021 00000-0 00000+0 0 2825 2 20620 65.2535 11.4769 0007467 47.8067 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0008825 293.5112 66.4702 2.13100234 13417 INFORMTR-1 1 21087U 91 6 A 92238.86720641 .00000078 00000-0 76069-4 0 4882 2 21087 82.9423 271.3611 0036632 123.1789 237.2842 13.74491867 78878 Cosmos 2123 1 21089U 91 7 A 92235.77505534 .00000042 00000-0 38663-4 0 2982 2 21089 82.9277 143.4041 0028637 153.4480 206.8148 13.73998782 77544 MOP-2 1 21140U 91 15 B 92239.07554913 .00000013 00000-0 00000+0 0 2494 2 21140 0.2205 280.2528 0002224 309.0316 130.6890 1.00295409 386 Nadezhda 3 1 21152U 91 19 A 92236.65941036 .00000052 00000-0 49111-4 0 3538 2 21152 82.9268 97.9151 0041043 260.1682 99.4837 13.73453332 72730 Almaz-1 1 21213U 91 24 A 92240.58833595 .00065693 00000-0 33441-3 0 1379 2 21213 72.6460 246.4813 0006626 349.3044 10.7143 15.81101165 81768 Glonass 50 1 21216U 91 25 A 92240.36369646 -.00000022 00000-0 00000+0 0 8442 2 21216 65.0262 11.3959 0009080 214.5978 145.3540 2.13103338 10902 Glonass 51 1 21217U 91 25 B 92240.42435055 -.00000022 00000-0 00000+0 0 8358 2 21217 65.0431 11.3927 0010988 233.4620 126.4470 2.13101860 10909 Glonass 52 1 21218U 91 25 C 92240.54124660 -.00000022 00000-0 00000+0 0 8270 2 21218 65.0000 11.3944 0007683 303.7339 56.1978 2.13102751 10909 GRO 1 21225U 91 27 B 92240.39227625 .00014644 00000-0 17077-3 0 6715 2 21225 28.4625 258.5181 0005564 336.4219 23.6111 15.59901661 79114 Meteor 3-4 1 21232U 91 30 A 92229.51359483 .00000043 00000-0 99999-4 0 2444 2 21232 82.5435 283.1722 0018963 69.0917 291.2295 13.16810321 63222 NOAA 12 1 21263U 91 32 A 92241.07242172 .00000192 00000-0 95301-4 0 3608 2 21263 98.6922 269.9568 0012781 347.7783 12.3151 14.22094923 66983 OKEAN 3 1 21397U 91 39 A 92233.81371560 .00000554 00000-0 79629-4 0 5913 2 21397 82.5292 352.2781 0021507 268.1104 91.7642 14.75521711 65360 GPS BII-11 1 21552U 91 47 A 92236.69276063 .00000006 00000-0 99999-4 0 2131 2 21552 55.4108 104.1350 0043010 224.3594 135.3832 2.00572476 8322 ERS-1 1 21574U 91 50 A 92238.27659402 .00000293 00000-0 12371-3 0 4797 2 21574 98.5489 311.3268 0001321 81.7556 278.3750 14.32247844 58056 UO-22 1 21575U 91 50 B 92233.18690085 .00000139 00000-0 54417-4 0 1889 2 21575 98.5060 307.6613 0008152 110.5898 249.6165 14.36686494 57448 ORBCOMM-X 1 21576U 91 50 C 92240.21949215 .00000169 00000-0 65198-4 0 2482 2 21576 98.5041 314.1303 0004628 93.3352 266.8363 14.36030580 58423 TUBSAT 1 21577U 91 50 D 92237.11866218 .00000097 00000-0 40355-4 0 1868 2 21577 98.5047 311.3207 0007073 100.0722 260.1262 14.36270854 57992 SARA 1 21578U 91 50 E 92230.69100268 .00000620 00000-0 21919-3 0 3106 2 21578 98.5085 305.5674 0005675 120.9134 239.2612 14.37871513 57101 TDRS 4 1 21639U 91 54 B 92236.56177242 .00000111 00000-0 99999-4 0 2092 2 21639 0.0479 145.7582 0003147 359.7348 214.5766 1.00276322 2016 Meteor 3-5 1 21655U 91 56 A 92229.51664745 .00000043 00000-0 99999-4 0 3116 2 21655 82.5523 229.6661 0015167 71.3797 288.8971 13.16807588 48329 UARS 1 21701U 91 63 B 92235.16609408 -.00001169 00000-0 -91982-4 0 1797 2 21701 56.9891 299.9089 0004813 88.1664 272.0055 14.96350401 51534 DMSP B5D2-6 1 21798U 91 82 A 92238.03309295 .00000487 00000-0 27831-3 0 2224 2 21798 98.9399 232.0162 0012439 205.4699 154.5842 14.13503199 38204 Glonass 53 1 21853U 92 5 A 92239.34777463 .00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 2576 2 21853 64.7880 131.2948 0006353 190.6433 169.4104 2.13103218 4487 Glonass 54 1 21854U 92 5 B 92240.57964388 .00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 2501 2 21854 64.7979 131.2308 0016733 13.9672 346.1527 2.13102593 4503 Glonass 55 1 21855U 92 5 C 92240.63852801 .00000018 00000-0 99999-4 0 2583 2 21855 64.7956 131.2357 0006813 204.9875 155.0509 2.13101463 4498 JERS-1 1 21867U 92 7 A 92240.62306961 .00002868 00000-0 24310-3 0 3544 2 21867 97.7039 315.0225 0002568 108.9636 251.1703 14.98731006 29743 GPS BII-12 1 21890U 92 9 A 92236.65336078 -.00000014 00000-0 99999-4 0 1087 2 21890 54.5902 283.9326 0060312 146.0571 214.4062 2.00563846 3697 GPS BII-13 1 21930U 92 19 A 92234.87047329 -.00000020 00000-0 99999-4 0 1080 2 21930 55.2299 44.4898 0075545 158.5408 201.8239 2.00568137 2585 EUVE 1 21987U 92 31 A 92232.33773712 .00002181 00000-0 10297-3 0 77 2 21987 28.4322 199.3801 0010738 262.4472 97.5038 15.15165949 11029 SAMPEX 1 22012U 92 38 A 92237.80377259 .00003947 00000-0 36134-3 0 278 2 22012 81.6772 147.7901 0127268 36.4010 324.5776 14.88689638 7775 GPS BII-14 1 22014U 92 39 A 92237.89669636 .00000010 00000-0 99999-4 0 269 2 22014 55.0513 224.1213 0084033 275.8896 83.1673 2.00570157 979 GEOTAIL 1 22049U 92 44 A 92206.64237056 -.00131104 90558-3 00000+0 0 23 2 22049 28.6538 338.8611 9629268 150.8029 1.2170 0.11656475 04 Soyuz TM-15 1 22054U 92 46 A 92240.90415307 -.00008542 00000-0 -12790-3 0 309 2 22054 51.6228 248.8243 0004126 93.2059 266.9246 15.53642654 4900 Glonass 56 1 22056U 92 47 A 92240.07095817 -.00000022 00000-0 99999-4 0 424 2 22056 64.8386 11.7691 0003508 269.1149 90.8509 2.13100447 569 Glonass 57 1 22057U 92 47 B 92239.71887212 -.00000022 00000-0 99999-4 0 488 2 22057 64.8555 11.7582 0003758 271.2995 88.6557 2.13103150 558 Glonass 58 1 22058U 92 47 C 92240.36391866 -.00000022 00000-0 99999-4 0 454 2 22058 64.8576 11.7487 0010599 295.5498 64.3397 2.13103024 603 EURECA-1 1 22065U 92 49 B 92234.28289317 .00004844 00000-0 20599-3 0 246 2 22065 28.4548 209.8494 0003591 39.0226 321.0637 15.20595564 3168 Molniya1-84 1 22068U 92 50 A 92240.92506869 .00000141 00000-0 00000+0 0 228 2 22068 62.8574 195.1080 7354759 288.2450 9.4419 2.00622396 439 1992 050B 1 22069U 92 50 B 92241.14688555 .00489977 10197-4 83099-3 0 376 2 22069 62.8191 118.8164 0206123 125.6146 236.4725 15.73759592 3348 PRC 35 1 22072U 92 51 A 92241.13921444 .01446846 39875-4 37351-3 0 437 2 22072 63.0512 311.3030 0081195 138.7825 222.0233 16.19589397 3028 TOPEX 1 22076U 92 52 A 92235.02562874 -.00000001 00000-0 99999-4 0 71 2 22076 66.0775 230.6184 0003190 3.6709 348.5083 12.82724059 1420 KITSAT-A 1 22077U 92 52 B 92238.44951212 .00000034 00000-0 29078-3 0 153 2 22077 66.0647 223.8459 0065110 143.6922 216.8448 12.77680105 1867 S80/T 1 22078U 92 52 C 92234.46294094 .00000000 00000-0 99999-4 0 96 2 22078 66.0833 231.7169 0017126 258.9333 100.9762 12.86551759 1348 1992 052D 1 22079U 92 52 D 92228.01182115 .00000822 00000-0 34392-2 0 109 2 22079 66.0834 245.2331 0015902 263.8032 96.1188 12.86273610 537 Cosmos 2208 1 22080U 92 53 A 92236.99441735 .00000086 00000-0 39073-4 0 86 2 22080 74.0419 33.8621 0013093 342.4273 17.6425 14.28336615 1682 1992 053B 1 22081U 92 53 B 92236.91075753 .00000460 00000-0 18723-3 0 165 2 22081 74.0480 33.9612 0018626 47.1219 313.1549 14.29990662 1677 AUSSAT B1 1 22087U 92 54 A 92239.64818800 -.00000154 00000-0 99999-4 0 91 2 22087 0.3205 278.7871 0028534 217.1063 224.6699 1.00289114 131 1992 054B 1 22088U 92 54 B 92241.11126022 .00220374 -72538-5 50705-3 0 218 2 22088 28.0053 221.3351 0569215 278.3761 75.2712 14.89591588 2115 1992 054C 1 22089U 92 54 C 92238.31403832 .00000677 00000-0 16022-2 0 128 2 22089 23.4056 307.1536 7320517 185.9294 154.0065 2.16740286 233 ProgressM14 1 22090U 92 55 A 92240.90415160 -.00008378 00000-0 -12539-3 0 168 2 22090 51.6232 248.8245 0004131 93.4358 266.6873 15.53643194 1873 RESURS F-16 1 22093U 92 56 A 92240.65294310 .00089712 00000-0 60223-4 0 204 2 22093 82.5701 140.7864 0010081 251.1657 108.8863 16.16763780 1334 -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 19:18:16 EDT From: Thierry Lach Subject: Venus orbiters Newsgroups: sci.space baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) writes: > In article , rabjab@golem.ucsd.edu (Jeff Bytof) w > >Is the Pioneer Venus orbiter still functioning? > > Yup, but it is running out of propellent and is due to burn up in the > atmosphere of Venus this December. > > >Besides Magellan, > >what other spacecraft (Russian?) may be still functional? > > Here's a list of deep space spacecraft that are still operating. > Will magellan be in any position to gather data from the burn-up? ------------------------------ Date: 29 Aug 92 11:55:14 GMT From: Ron Baalke Subject: Venus orbiters Newsgroups: sci.space In article <6wZ5PB7w164w@curlie.UUCP>, thierry@curlie.UUCP (Thierry Lach ) writes... >baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) writes: > >> In article , rabjab@golem.ucsd.edu (Jeff Bytof) w >> >Is the Pioneer Venus orbiter still functioning? >> >> Yup, but it is running out of propellent and is due to burn up in the >> atmosphere of Venus this December. >> >Will magellan be in any position to gather data from the burn-up? Considering Magellan only has a radar mapper and an altimeter as its only science instruments, it is not really equipped to observe a burn-up of a Pioneer Venus. Interestingly enough, two years ago Pioneer Venus made an attempt to image Magellan as it was executing its burn for Venus orbit insertion, but that turned out unsuccessful. ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Optimists live longer /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | than pessimists. |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | ------------------------------ End of Space Digest Volume 15 : Issue 149 ------------------------------